Graceful Honeyeater
Meliphaga gracilis(Gould, J, 1866)
English (US) Graceful Honeyeater
The Graceful Honeyeater (Meliphaga gracilis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: southern New Guinea including Aru Islands, and northeastern Australia (western Torres Strait islands and eastern Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Meliphaga gracilis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Graceful Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1866)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptilotis gracilis
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1866)
- Type locality
- Cape York, northern Queensland.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866, pt.2 p.217
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Mimic Honeyeater
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Tagula Honeyeater
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Elegant Honeyeater
Meliphaga cinereifrons
White-fronted Honeyeater
Purnella albifrons
Purple-gaped Honeyeater
Lichenostomus cratitius
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
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Varied Honeyeater
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